Your Daily Dose of Sunshine

Let's get this party started with some "encouraging" news:

FOX Sports: 49ers organization ranked 24th in NFL (hey, last year they were ranked 28th - baby steps, people).

And now, on to other matters:

The head honchos at League headquarters are telling Harbaugh and the 49ers to stop treating Alex Smith as if he's still officially their quarterback:

 PFT: NFL sends 49ers memo about Alex Smith talk

No wonder the original Niners
logo had a saloon in the background.

I know this may sound like another Robot Goodell attempt to smack the helpless 49ers back into their hole, but really - does Harbaugh have to be so brazen with the Alex Smith stuff? Can't he at least keep his communication with Smith a bit more close to the vest? We shouldn't even know that this is going on right now.

And before I get crapped on for being so negative, take a look at some of the comments from this story and tell me that the Niner fanbase is thrilled with the way things are headed:

"Poor Harbaugh, already getting sh*t for embracing Alexa. You ain’t seen nothin’ yet kimosabe."

"Can their(sic) be a more inept run team in the league? I know Snyder and Al are candidates, but they would not ok giving out playbooks to unsigned free agents."

"Guess the Niners didn’t learn their lesson after Lance Briggs"

"Most underachieving team for their talent in the league."

"Honestly, there really shouldn’t be any conversation about FA players and that’s a pretty fine line to cross."

And, a few comments thrown in about how the League seems to take every opportunity to stomp the 49ers when they're down:

"What does (Goodell) have against the niners?"

"(Goodell) even comments that the NFL will help the Vikings stay in Minn while doing nothing to help the 9ers with league funding on their stadium. And exactly how much did the NFL contribute to the 2 stadium project that needed the least help – NY and Dallas."

"The NFL is always eager to make an example out of the Niners, WTF?"

In other news, Matt Barrows writes that the quarterbacks* don't have enough wide receivers to throw to during their self-organized workout sessions.

The most notable absentee is Michael Crabtree, who hasn't shown up despite being in the Bay Area. Yes, the same Michael Crabtree who is quickly proving that he isn't interested in participating in anything he doesn't get paid for, including training camp and preseason games, regardless of how much it may help his team or his own (unrealized) development as an NFL receiver.  What a prima donna jackass. Apparently, Alex Smith is starting to think so, too.

*I'll say this for Alex Smith - he is doing everything he can to be the best quarterback he can be in 2011. Unfortunately, that's not going to be enough to get this franchise where they need to be.